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Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 07:50:29 +0000hourly1By: Kenneth Tehttp://www.digitaltrends.com/video-game-system-reviews/nintendo-wii-u-review/#comment-492203
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:03 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492203With today’s connected world, no networking capability ? That’s gotta be a joke right ?
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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:03 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492204One word: clunky
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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:02 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492199I own it and love it, Mario and Nintendo Land are good fun. The game pad has some great potential going forward. Although, the Wii U won’t be replacing my 360 game playing time anytime soon, as with most Nintendo consoles, the best is yet to come!
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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:02 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492200So far, I have only seen the Wii U used to make karma whore posts on Reddit.com.
]]>By: Bryan Gissinerhttp://www.digitaltrends.com/video-game-system-reviews/nintendo-wii-u-review/#comment-492201
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:02 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492201“Game pad is a joke. What good is it if you can’t leave the line of sight of the game unit
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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:36:02 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-492202Love it…totally satisfied. Nintendo really improved its online strategy. ZombieU and COD look great. Glad to finally be gaming in hd!!
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Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:03:39 +0000http://www.digitaltrends.com/?p=391173#comment-478205I waited in line for 5 hours on Saturday to pick mine up at midnight. While I’m excited about the potential of the Wii U, it does have some drawbacks. Most of those could be a matter of software updates though.

There is a surprising amount of misinformation about the Wii U out there, and this article is no exception. The game pad screen can be dimmed and even turned off. That option is hidden under control options (hit “Home” and look for it on the pop up menu). As this article mentions the gamepad analog sticks DO function as additional buttons, I’m not sure why some reviewers are missing that and claiming it doesn’t. The hard drive sizes are 8 and 32, why are so many people saying 8 and 16?

Ok, now as much as I love my Wii U for many of the reasons in the above review, I have some gripes. All of these should be able to be adressed by updates, but they are issues.

LOAD TIMES: OMG!!! I havn’t had to wait so long for a load time since the Sega CD days. Don’t take that wrong, these arn’t disc load issues, this is all software. Just turning the thing on seems to take forever. Ok, a minute or so tops, but still “I wanna play NOW!”

Download times: Now this may be from the sheer size of Zombiu, or the fact that I was downloading it around 3am EST, maximizing traffic on the Nintendo Servers for that update, or something else, but 8 hours?!? I went to bed and woke up, and it still hadn’t finished! It was nice that I could play other games while downloading, but it still took forever!

Netflix: Works fine, one complaint. I would love to be able to have what I’m watching on both the gamepad and the TV. That way if I’m watching a movie or something with a group of people, and someone has to answer the door/nature’s call/check on dinner/whatever, that person could take the gamepad with them, and the show can continue while everyone can stay caught up.

Gamepad range: Seems inconsistant. In my apartment, I can make it to the bathroom with two walls between the gamepad and system, no problems. Over my buddies place, I could only walk to the stairs on other side of the basement before it started wigging out.

Skype or other nonexclusive video calling: I understand why this isn’t there, but I would much rather have an option to video call people who may not have a Wii U yet as well. It would be worth a one-time download fee.

Wii mode: This is probably my biggest complaint, which is most important right now before a ton of sweet games end up on my Wii U making me forget my Wii. When entering Wii mode, it displays at 4:3 in what I’m guessing is standard definition. I am using the HDMI cord provided with my Wii U, which is set for 720p. I don’t expect it to increase the resolution beyond the 480p that the Wii could normally run, but I want to use my whole screen! I started playing Monster Hunter Tri, and had black bars on either side of my screen. Since I’m used to using my Wii on the same TV, this really makes me disappointed in Nintendo. Unlike the standard Wii menu, the Wii menu in the Wii U jumps right to memory when selecting settings. I can’t change anything as to screen brightness, resolution, or any of those other fine tuning issues that you never touch till you need them.

Outside of the above issues, the Wii U is a fantastic console. The games I have played so far are well detailed and don’t show the slightest sign of jagged edges or pixilation. ZombiU really is a beautiful masterpiece. The gamepad, while light and comfortable, feels durable and rugged. I surprised a friend of mine yesterday when I tossed it to him, it shares the durability of any Nintendo brand product.